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- At the end of the party, as the parents were drunk, they started to argue about their children, but one of the parents, the father, threw a glass of beer at the other one´s face.

(May I correct but one of the parents, the father for:
- the father of one of the boys threw (...).

- My party was spoiled by a fight between three friends of mine that were drunk. On the next day, my mom called two of the boys´ parents (or: the parents of two of the boys ??) and they talked for a long time.

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[quote]- At the end of the party, as the parents were drunk, they started to argue about their children, but one of the parents, the father, threw a glass of beer at the other one´s face.

(May I correct but one of the parents, the father for:
- the father of one of the boys threw (...).[/correct]

Yes. Your version is better than the original.

- My party was spoiled by a fight between three friends of mine that were drunk. On the next day, my mom called two of the boys´ parents (or: the parents of two of the boys ??) and they talked for a long time.

I prefer "the parents of two of the boys." It is not clear, however, in either case, if the two boys have the same parents. :wink:

- At the end of the party, as the parents were drunk, they started to argue about their children, but one of the parents, the father, threw a glass of beer at the other one´s face.

(May I correct but one of the parents, the father for:
- the father of one of the boys threw (...).

You can't use "but" at all. You are not contradicting anything. Perhaps:

At the end of the party, as the parents were drunk, they argued about their children, and one of the parents, the father of one of the boys, threw beer in the other one's face.

Originally Posted by juliano

- My party was spoiled by a fight between three friends of mine that were drunk. On the next day, my mom called two of the boys´ parents (or: the parents of two of the boys ??) and they talked for a long time.

- At the end of the party, as the parents were drunk, they started to argue about their children, but one of the parents, the father, threw a glass of beer at the other one´s face.

(May I correct but one of the parents, the father for:
- the father of one of the boys threw (...).

You can't use "but" at all. You are not contradicting anything. Perhaps:

At the end of the party, as the parents were drunk, they argued about their children, and one of the parents, the father of one of the boys, threw beer in the other one's face.

Originally Posted by juliano

- My party was spoiled by a fight between three friends of mine that were drunk. On the next day, my mom called two of the boys´ parents (or: the parents of two of the boys ??) and they talked for a long time.